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. >> reporter: how big a role does your catholic religion play in your vote? >> i think it's big. i'm an ex-nun. and the group of nuns i'm associated with to this day are pushing for obama. >> reporter: is the pro-choice stance difficult for you to reconcile? >> it was very difficult. it board me for a long, long time. >> reporter: as did the same-sex marriage issue, both of which she ultimately looked past. but for catholics like ellen markum and her daughter dawn, some issues are non-negotiable. >> for me it's the life issues. i'm very pro life, and i want an administration that supports that view. >> then i would say sanctity of life and sanctity of marriage. >> it's poppy harlow in new york rig right now. the religion seems to play a big part right now. >> they came out very vocal, don, in opposition to the obama administration's rule that requires health insurance providers to provide free contraceptive coverage. that complicates the president's relationship with those catholic voters, and when you look back at 2008, the president got almost 60% of the catholic vote. so it is
. >> reporter: how big a role does your catholic religion play in your vote? >> i think it's big. i'm an ex-nun. and the group of nuns i'm associated with to this day are pushing for obama. >> reporter: is the pro-choice stance difficult for you to reconcile? >> it was very difficult. it board me for a long, long time. >> reporter: as did the same-sex marriage issue, both of which she ultimately looked past. but for catholics like ellen markum and her daughter...
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to the end of this campaign without having a heated discussion on race or mormonism or mitt romney's religion, which also a lot of people have issues with. and i almost hope that we get -- we're that close to november 6th. let's get there without this kind of poison becoming part of the political discourse this late on. >> yeah. listen, this is -- >> this isn't something that's being introduced. it's always been there. because we haven't talked about it doesn't mean it isn't there. just means we haven't talked about it. >> i'll say this, when people say there's no evidence that, like lz says, what are you going to believe? me or your lying ears or your lying eyes. you hear things. you know what the insinuations are and then you wonder as i said to you, why put him out there and why after he says a number of crazy things -- and he's not the only one. you don't need a misstep at this point. that is a question. he obviously speaks to some people in the republican party who mitt romney and paul ryan want to go to the voting booths. and that's why he's there continuing to say it. we'll move on. it
to the end of this campaign without having a heated discussion on race or mormonism or mitt romney's religion, which also a lot of people have issues with. and i almost hope that we get -- we're that close to november 6th. let's get there without this kind of poison becoming part of the political discourse this late on. >> yeah. listen, this is -- >> this isn't something that's being introduced. it's always been there. because we haven't talked about it doesn't mean it isn't there....
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. >> it's communicating what the poses are, not necessarily, you know, the hindu religion. are you saying on those grounds it would be okay then? >> if they strip away that and if that's an accurate statement which we heard, then the exercise will continue and there is no lawsuit. i agree on that point. >> it's based -- >> the allegation is -- it's a little more than nam ma stay. it's a little more than that. >> okay. no. it's -- believe me, if the guy is for real, let them file the federal lawsuit. not going to happen. he's going to lose. >> we'll see. >> until then they get to continue on. let's talk about another case, this one involving a famous family name, the kennedy name. douglas kennedy, tenth of 11 children of robert kennedy. he's being charged with child endangerment. the trial is under way. he was in a hospital, he wanted to remove his day's old baby from the hospital and the nurses allege that he got violent with them. he actually removed the bracelet, the security bracelet from the child and said he wanted to get some fresh air. richard, you first. this is in
. >> it's communicating what the poses are, not necessarily, you know, the hindu religion. are you saying on those grounds it would be okay then? >> if they strip away that and if that's an accurate statement which we heard, then the exercise will continue and there is no lawsuit. i agree on that point. >> it's based -- >> the allegation is -- it's a little more than nam ma stay. it's a little more than that. >> okay. no. it's -- believe me, if the guy is for real,...
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after irene, people got religion but a lot of people don't have flood insurance f you're flooded out, you're flooded out. >> and fema may not be able to pay for the flood insurance. >> there's always a dance between fema, governors, insurance companies and homeowners who are stuck right now. >> that's not a story that's going away. >> other stories that are making news, john berman has that. >> thank you, soledad. >>> in northern new jersey, oil facility has leaked 336,000 gallons of fuel along the tidal waterway that separates staten island from new jersey. new york city police officer is one of the victims of hurricane sandy. 28-year-old went to check on the water in his basement monday night in the southeast section of staten island and never returned. his body was found the next day. >>> a live look at the crane that has become a major new york city tourist traction 90 stories above midtown. it is no longer dangling this morning after crews secured the boom to the high rise it is attached to. but streets surrounding it are closed and will not reopen until the weekend at the earlie
after irene, people got religion but a lot of people don't have flood insurance f you're flooded out, you're flooded out. >> and fema may not be able to pay for the flood insurance. >> there's always a dance between fema, governors, insurance companies and homeowners who are stuck right now. >> that's not a story that's going away. >> other stories that are making news, john berman has that. >> thank you, soledad. >>> in northern new jersey, oil facility...
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i think it comes down to that tension. >> reporter: how big a role does your religion play in your vote? >> i think it's big. i'm an ex-nun. and i -- the group of nuns that i'm associated with to this day are pushing for obama. >> reporter: is the pro-choice stance difficult to reconcile? >> it was very difficult and bothered me for a long time. >> reporter: as did the same-sex marriage issue both of which she ultimately looked past but for catholics like ellen markham and her daughter, dawn, some are nonnegotiable. >> for me it's the life issues. i'm very pro-life and i want an administration that supports that view. >> and i would say sanctity of life and sanctity of marriage. >> reporter: another factor really weighing in, zoraida, the fact that the u.s. conference of catholic bishops has weighed in perhaps strongly than they have in decades opposing the obama administration's health care plan when it comes to providing funding for contraception and, you know, the evangelical vote is key in iowa and ohio. if those voters get in the race and vote for mitt romney as they're telling me
i think it comes down to that tension. >> reporter: how big a role does your religion play in your vote? >> i think it's big. i'm an ex-nun. and i -- the group of nuns that i'm associated with to this day are pushing for obama. >> reporter: is the pro-choice stance difficult to reconcile? >> it was very difficult and bothered me for a long time. >> reporter: as did the same-sex marriage issue both of which she ultimately looked past but for catholics like ellen...